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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: avmeln on November 13, 2014, 12:52:39 PM

Title: (x) 97OW11235 1997 Alembic Orion 5 Zebrano
Post by: avmeln on November 13, 2014, 12:52:39 PM
I consider trading in my Geoff Gould Graphite CS 5 and get an Alembic instead. It would be so nice if you could help with additional information about 1997 Orion 5 Mahogany/Zebrawood #97OW11235 USA.
 
Many thanks.
 
More pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/109973043408169585122/albums/6081278118925687793?authkey=CPe5jtj06KTetgE (https://plus.google.com/photos/109973043408169585122/albums/6081278118925687793?authkey=CPe5jtj06KTetgE)
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/200500.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/200501.jpg)
 
 
(Message edited by mica on February 12, 2015)
Title: (x) 97OW11235 1997 Alembic Orion 5 Zebrano
Post by: avmeln on December 01, 2014, 10:10:11 AM
It's mine now.
Title: (x) 97OW11235 1997 Alembic Orion 5 Zebrano
Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 01, 2014, 11:30:52 AM
Congrats avmeln. That's a nice, elegantly simple bass.
Title: (x) 97OW11235 1997 Alembic Orion 5 Zebrano
Post by: avmeln on December 01, 2014, 12:09:51 PM
That is very kind of you. These pictures were shot by previous owner. My precious needs some good cleaning and polishing, though.
Title: (x) 97OW11235 1997 Alembic Orion 5 Zebrano
Post by: mica on February 12, 2015, 07:58:47 PM
Here's what I found in the instrument file:
 
serial:97OW11235
name: Orion
model: OLB5
top: Zebrawood (quartersawn)
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
shape: Orion
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes, set neck construction
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
side markers: bronze dots
peghead: Europa 3+2
pickups: MXY56
electronics: Epic/Orion volume, pan, bass cut/boost, treble cut/boost, mono output
finish: satin natural polyurethane (oil-look)
backplate: plastic
hardware: polished brass
originally made for: Guitar Center, Atlanta, GA
birthday: January 5, 1997
 
The original owner was in Georgia.  
 
Enjoy!